Gadget Lab Notes: Sales of Apple’s Next iPhone Could Top 100 Million

Based on the number of previous iPhone models sold, Apple could sell over 100 million iPhone 5s

Based on Past Sales Patterns, Apple Could Sell Over 100 Million iPhone 5s
If history is any indicator, it looks like the iPhone 5 (whenever it does debut) could sell over a hundred million units. That would be as much as all previous iPhone model sales combined. This is based on the chart above, which shows the monthly sales of every iPhone model thus far; each one has roughly doubled in sales over its predecessor.

American Express Debuting App-Based Digital Payment Service
Not to be outdone by other credit card companies getting in on the digital payment arena, American Express has revealed Serve, an iOS and Android app that manages a digital account that’s used for person-to-person transfers, bill payments, and online purchases. It’s not tied to one particular debit card, and sub-accounts can be setup from the main account. Ticketmaster, Flipswap, and Concur have agreed to partner with the service, which can also be accessed through Serve.com or through Facebook.

Real-Life Fruit Ninja Looks Fun, and Kinda Difficult
At FH-Wedel in Germany, 4 students developed a real-life Fruit Ninja game using 3-D motion tracking (4 camera-based IR sensors), 5.1 sound, and haptic feedback with a Wiimote. The project was done in the Cave Automatic Virtual Environment (CAVE), which consists of 4 synced PCs and 4 duobeamers. Your ninja sword sits above the Wiimote, which you use to slash the onslaught of fruit flying at you from all directions. It looks pretty awesome, but judging by the number of missed fruit, not a little difficult.

Pioneer SE-NC31C-K Noise Cancelling Headphones Are In-Ear Style
14.2mm drivers and a variety of adapters means you can plug these active noise cancelling headphones into a variety of plugs and gadgets to enjoy your tunes. They’re powered by a single AAA battery, which provides up to 120 hours of music. To save battery (or once it’s dead), noise cancellation can be switched off or bypassed. These $99 in-ear headphones promise to cancel up to 90% of external sounds.

Donya Gamepad Stickers Give You Better Mobile Gaming Control
If you’re looking for a little more action and traction while you play games on your capacitive screened mobile device, check out Donya’s $12 set of Gamepad Stickers. It includes 5 reusable, repositionable stickers: 3 different single button stickers and two 4-way directional controllers. Mobile device designers take away all those extraneous buttons… then we stick ‘em back on.